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Arnold FruchtenbaumAriel MinistriesArnold Fruchtenbaum was born in 1943 in Siberia, Russia. With the help of the Israeli underground in 1947, the Fruchtenbaum family escaped from behind the Iron Curtain to Germany. There, Arnold received Orthodox Jewish training from his father before the family finally immigrated to New York in 1951. Five years later, this same meeting brought Arnold, at age 13, to saving knowledge of Jesus the Messiah. Upon graduating from high school, Arnold was forced by his father to leave home because of his faith. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio's Cedarville College in Hebrew and Greek in 1966. He then moved to Israel, where he studied archaeology, ancient history, historical geography, and Hebrew. Arnold returned to the U.S. and entered Dallas Theological Seminary for studies in Hebrew and Old Testament. He also began working as a missionary with ABMJ (today, Chosen People Ministries). Arnold was married in 1968 to Mary Ann Morrow. After graduating with a Master of Theology degree from Dallas, he and his wife then went to Israel. Their activities for Christ drew much attention and anger from the religious authorities in Jerusalem, forcing them to leave Israel in 1973. Arnold then served as a minister and as editor of the monthly publication, "The Chosen People." In 1976, he joined the staff of The Christian Jew Foundation, the largest Hebrew-Christian broadcasting ministry in the world. In December 1977, after a year and a half of prayer and much encouragement from like-minded Jewish believers, ARIEL MINISTRIES became a reality to meet the need for intensive biblical and theological training for Jewish believers. He has traveled widely in Europe, Israel and the United States, becoming intimately acquainted with the messianic movement in all its forms and struggles. |
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